Everything listed under: cake

During the winter months, I love baking warmly spiced cakes. In the lead up to Christmas, my house is often filled with the fragrant scents of gingerbread spices. So I've created this bundt cake recipe that captures the flavours and scents of gingerbread in a moist and delicious cake. Read More...

Following on from June's Magic of Peonies workshop, I was so excited to be attending another workshop by Janne Ford & Eden Bloom's Hazel Shaw. This was very much an autumnal themed floral workshop and was set at the magical wedding venue: Bury Court Barn in Farnham. The Real Flower Company provided us with an array of flowers to play with, all freshly picked from their English farm! They are a pioneering flower company, led by Rosebie Morton, who are at the head of a movement to provide... Read More...

I love romance - I am very much a romantic at heart. So I'm always delighted when I can incorporate the spirit of romance into my cake designs. This beauty here was made for Alex and Michael, who were celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. Read More...

I had the joy of styling a summer food table scene with the lovely Emily Quinton. If you've read some of my earlier blog posts, you'll know that Emily is an amazing photographer and stylist. She's hugely inspiring, so it's always wonderful working with her. This table is so familiar to me too as it features in many of Emily's online styling tutorials - it's full of warmth and texture and so lovely to use as the tabletop for our scene.We created this summery scene in ... Read More...

To be truthful, I wasn’t so sure about social media platforms. That is until I created an account on Instagram just over a year ago. It has a very unique feel to it, and admittedly is going through changes of its own currently. Read More...

I love baking. Many of us do - goodness but The Great British Bake Off wouldn’t be a raging success if we didn’t! But I must admit that while I enjoy baking, I simply don’t possess that flair, that certain … je ne sais quoi that turns a cupcake into a work of art.It’s fortunate, then, that there are people who cannot only bake a delicious cake, but also create a showstopper! Read More...